Himantoglossum caprinum

Himantoglossum caprinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Himantoglossum
Species:	H. caprinum
Binomial name
Himantoglossum caprinum (M.Bieb.) Spreng.
Synonyms [1]
Orchis caprina M.Bieb. (basionym) Aceras caprinum(M.Bieb.) Lindl. Aceras hircina var. caprina(M.Bieb.) Rchb.f. Loroglossum caprinum(M.Bieb.) Beck Loroglossum hircinum var. caprinum(M.Bieb.) Gallé Loroglossum hircinum subsp. caprinum(M.Bieb.) E.G.Camus in E.G.Camus, P.Bergon & A.A.Camus Himantoglossum hircinum ssp. caprinum(M.Bieb.) H. Sund. Himantoglossum caprinum ssp. rumelicum H. Baumann & R. Lorenz Himantoglossum caprinum ssp. robustissimum Kreutz

Himantoglossum caprinum is a species of orchid native to southeastern Europe and the Middle East. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Two subspecies are recognized:

• Himantoglossum caprinum subsp. caprinum - Crete and other Greek Islands, Crimea, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Palestine, Israel, Bulgaria
• Himantoglossum caprinum subsp. rumelicumH.Baumann & R.Lorenz - Czech Republic, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Crimea, North Caucasus, Turkey, Palestine, Israel

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Himantoglossum caprinum ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. La Croix, I. F.; Aubron, Manuel (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids:1500 Species in cultivation. Timber Press. p. 224. ISBN   978-0-88192-876-1 . Retrieved June 21, 2009.
3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Himantoglossum caprinum subsp. rumelicum ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

• Media related to Himantoglossum caprinum at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Himantoglossum caprinum at Wikispecies